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Here are some ideas for making sure that students can recognise school council members, raising the profile of your school council and improving communication between council members and other students.
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School council noticeboard (or even a TV screen) with names and photos of council members, news about activities and publicity for special events.
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Identify council members with badges, special hats or sashes - or being allowed to come into school with a David Beckham haircut!
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Have a feature on the school council in official school publications. Include school council meetings in the school diary. Have a section about the council in the school prospectus and on the school website.
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Make school council announcements in assembly.
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School council surgeries. A school council corner or stall (such as a table at lunchtime in the dining room) with a couple of school council members available for a chat.
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Publish a school council newsletter and have school council headed notepaper.
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Make a video news programme and show it in assembly or in form meetings. Include shots of the parts of the school you want to change and interviews with students.
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Tell teachers, governors and parents about the school council. Write personal letters to them or give a presentation at one of their meetings.
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Have school council suggestion boxes, with a prize for the best suggestion made each year.
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Get publicity for school council special events and projects by involving the local press or seeking sponsorship from local businesses.
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Make links with school councils in other schools by setting up a Buddy school, school council exchange or shared training sessions.
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Sunflower/tree display chart for school council successes and targets reached (like a Blue Peter campaign). ŠSchool Councils UK 2010 Please feel free to reproduce this resource with acknowledgement (non-commercial use only)
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